{"id":18687,"date":"2021-08-11T17:58:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18687"},"modified":"2021-08-11T17:58:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:58:11","slug":"284-new-covid-19-cases-recorded-in-albania-active-infections-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/284-new-covid-19-cases-recorded-in-albania-active-infections-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"284 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Albania; active infections on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>284 citizens tested positive over the past 24 hours, although no deaths were recorded.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the new cases were detected in Tirana (79), followed by Shkodra (24) and Lezha (22).<\/p>\n<p>The number of active cases has been increasing at a rapid pace, with an estimated 1,271 active infections across the country.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the virus has claimed the lives of 2,460 citizens, while 130,503 have recovered.<\/p>\n<p>According to a simple calculation, Albania will need 4.4 million jabs in order to immunize its population from COVID-19, while so far it has only received 1.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>As of the tenth of August, at least 25.03% of the population has received one vaccine dose and 19.46% are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The health ministry has announced that all citizens will be eligible to get the COVID-19 jab in August in an effort to avoid a potential wave fueled by the highly contagious Delta strain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/08\/11\/funds-for-health-diverted-for-purchase-of-vaccines-check-up-service-and-regional-hospitals\/\">Funds for health diverted for purchase of vaccines, check-up service and regional hospitals<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2021\/08\/11\/8-dead-588-daily-covid-19-cases-recorded-in-north-macedonia\/\">8 dead, 588 daily COVID-19 cases recorded in North Macedonia \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/08\/11\/kosovo-records-almost-900-new-covid-19-cases\/\">Kosovo records almost 900 new COVID-19 cases<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>284 citizens tested positive over the past 24 hours, although no deaths were recorded. 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